Specifically talking about ranged weapons having skill penalties due to heavy armor, I don't think it's unexpected that heavy gauntlets would make your hands less dexterous or a full helmet would restrict your vision to some degree.
Absolutely agree about gauntlets, in fact to shoot an arrow with a medieval bow you should wear a specific hand protection glove which let you feel the pressure of the string while protecting your fingers.
But I am not sure about other type of armor, as far as I understood if archers didn't wear some kind of heavy armor in medieval times were because they can not afford it, at least in Europe, and not because it did not allow them to fire the war bow... but I might be wrong of course.
BTW it is a game, I think that it should allow to the player play with 'historical' gear if he wants but... if he doesn't care I don't see a problem wearing unrealistic armors for an archer or whatever. It might be good if the creating game screens let you choose a hard set up with applies extra historical penalties.
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